Lesson 104: A Job Interview
A job interview demands a polished, professional register: describing your experience, naming your strengths, and sounding confident. This lesson gives you the language to present yourself well.
The interview
סַפֵּר לִי עַל הַנִּסָּיוֹן שֶׁלְּךָ.
saper li al hanisayon shelcha.
Tell me about your experience.
עָבַדְתִּי חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים כִּמְנַהֵל פְּרוֹיֶקְטִים.
avadti chamesh shanim kimnahel proyektim.
I worked for five years as a project manager.
מָה הַכִּשּׁוּרִים הַחֲזָקִים שֶׁלְּךָ?
ma hakishurim hachazakim shelcha?
What are your strong skills?
אֲנִי אַחֲרַאי, יְסוֹדִי, וְעוֹבֵד טוֹב בְּצֶוֶת.
ani achrai, yesodi, ve’oved tov betsevet.
I’m responsible, thorough, and work well in a team.
מְצֻיָּן. נְעַדְכֵּן אוֹתְךָ בְּקָרוֹב.
metsuyan. ne’adken otcha bekarov.
Excellent. We’ll update you soon.
Grammar: presenting yourself
Describe past experience with the past tense + כְּ־ (ke-, “as”) for the role:
- עָבַדְתִּי כִּמְנַהֵל avadti kimnahel — “I worked as a manager”
- עָבַדְתִּי כְּמוֹרָה avadti kemora — “I worked as a teacher”
State strengths simply with אֲנִי + adjectives (no “am”): אֲנִי אַחֲרַאי וִיסוֹדִי (ani achrai vi’yesodi, “I’m responsible and thorough”). These professional adjectives — along with phrases like עוֹבֵד בְּצֶוֶת (oved betsevet, “team player”) — are exactly what an interviewer listens for.
Tip: Keep the register formal: סַפֵּר לִי (saper li, “tell me”) and נְעַדְכֵּן אוֹתְךָ (ne’adken otcha, “we’ll update you”) belong to professional, not casual, speech.
Vocabulary
The interview
| רֵאָיוֹן | re’ayon | interview |
| נִסָּיוֹן | nisayon | experience |
| כִּשּׁוּרִים | kishurim | skills |
| קוֹרוֹת חַיִּים | korot chayim | CV, résumé |
| מַשְׂכֹּרֶת | maskoret | salary |
Describing yourself
| אַחֲרַאי | achrai | responsible |
| יְסוֹדִי | yesodi | thorough |
| צֶוֶת | tsevet | team |
| מְנַהֵל | menahel | manager |